Hope everyone had a very happy Easter. No matter what happens, we are blessed in the knowledge that our Lord came and died for us, rose again and is coming back for us.
Went to the lab yesterday for the blood draw to check the platelet level for continued chemo. As I said last week, the platelets need to be at 100,000 before the chemo can be started again. Yesterday they were at 27,000 so are slowly rising which is good. Not great, but good. However, the white blood count is going down and is below the normal range. To treat this, Chris has to have an injection of neupogen every day for 5 days. I gave him the first shot yesterday then on Tuesday we will go back to check on his blood counts again.
Meanwhile, I have a knee replacement scheduled for May 1. So, this is a plea for help while I am not able to take care of things during the early stages of recovery. Not sure yet what we will need help with, possibly taking Chris to get lab drawn or sitting around with him during the day while I'm in the hospital. The closer to the day, the more I should know of what we might need. I talked to my dad yesterday and he said that either he or mom will come down to help. Problem with that right now is that mom is having substantial shoulder pain and is trying to get to the bottom of the source of it so it can be fixed.
Please keep us in your prayers and know that we continue to have all of you in ours.
with much love,
Chris, Janet, Sam, Ryan and Jonathan
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